Reading: James 5:1-6Speaker: Tommy Pratt Thoughts on Wise Living The love of money is the root of all evil. On this, Scripture is clear. But where is the line when it comes to wealth? I have been asking this question a lot lately. How much should we spend on ourselves and our families as Christians? …
Reading: James 4:13-17Speaker: Paul McCabe Thoughts on Wise Living Mentsch tracht, Gott lacht. Man plans, God laughs. This old Yiddish proverb does not quote Scripture, but it sees the futility of rigid human planning versus the mystery of God’s divine will. Despite what often feels like meticulous preparation by individuals, cities, or even nations, God’s …
Reading: James 4:1-12Speaker: Tommy Pratt Thoughts on Wise Living I think I am starting to get it. Are you? Week by week, James’ letter to the early church is starting to make sense. A letter that lived in many of our minds as “that epistle about Christian works” is fast becoming something else. Something deep …
Reading: James 3:13-18Speaker: Paul McCabe Thoughts on Wise Living Paul perplexed me when I met him in Scripture. After my first and then second trek through the Bible, I was bemused at why God would ever choose Paul. Why commission a church persecutor as a missionary, an evangelist, and an author of so many epistles? …
Reading: James 3:1-12Speaker: Paul McCabe Thoughts on Wise Living I have a confession to make. As a teenage boy I was drawn to fire. I went above and beyond to acquire matches, lighters, kindling, cardboard. Anything and everything that made a flame or might combust. I was that member of our little gang forever striking …
Reading: James 2:14-26Speaker: Tommy Pratt Thoughts on Wise Living “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” Albert Einstein said that. And while the renowned theoretical physicist was no Christian, he certainly knew a thing or two. My hope is for a happy life. I …